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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
4
Alma column captures social calls and visits across Mt. Pleasant Saginaw River junction and surrounding towns. Mentions teachers in Saginaw, residents traveling to Boston Chicago and Lansing, local society meetings, business moves, and rail issues affecting Alma, Bath County, and Cadillac.
Measrp Cranlell Scott furniture dealers and undertakers secured the service of Wa Hull a licensed embalmer from Grand Rapids to assist in their Alma parlors. Hull comes highly recommended and Crandell and Scott are praised for securing his services. The state auditors ordered air tight steel cases with glass fronts for turtle tags to be placed in the capitol rotunda to protect the flags from further damage. Friday afternoon Hazel Basilke hosted an At Home for Miss Mabel Murphy from four to six, followed by a Shown Shower for Miss Murphy from eight to eleven. The Maccabees ended a member drive with a program and lunch. President Henry S Pritchett will discuss Education at the State Teachers Association meeting, noting contrasts with European systems. A Muskegon case saw Charles Schoenberg sentenced to ten days in jail and heavy fines for violating Sunday liquor laws.
Alma High’s scrappy team held Ithaca High to their season’s lowest score and five year low, 6 to 0. Alma kicked off, Ithaca scored in three minutes, then Alma dominated with strong defense and many take plays pushing to Ithaca’s fifteen yard line before halftime. The second half stayed near midfield as Weaver made a key tackle saving the shutout.
Last Friday afternoon friends surprised Dorothy Thorne at her Forest Avenue home for her fifth birthday. The gathering featured chocolate cake and confections and ended with guests leaving numerous gifts as keepsakes of the occasion.
Patrons who stopped using ice and still hold cannons should report to the office at 20h BE Superior St to receive a rebate for mame. The notice appears from a city led by an unnamed company and calls for action by affected customers.
A dense listing of church schedules across denominations with times for sermons Sunday school and evening services. Includes Presbyterian Methodist and Anglican notes, with litany and feast day references, and mentions of a religious convention in Pittsburg with attendance figures and future reflections.
A jumble of classified style notices seeks information on a missing Forest Cassidy from Hammond Indiana and lists several livestock and property alerts. Multiple names appear including Mrs Flores Hertrand and Curry Hin Fag. An address and business page over Goings barber shop requests unsettled debts for W P Cash and Co.
A competitive examination for the clerk carrier position in Alma Midh will be held November 14. Applications must use the prescribed form from Mr E L Brown Alma post office or the secretaries office in Chicago. They must be received before November 3 at 6 PM.
Stephen Upham 21 of New Haven and Lillian Barnes 20 of Grand Lodge. Alfred Litwiller 21 of Newark and Edith Brown 11 of Newark. Albert McCloskey 23 of Grand Rapids and Mabel Murphy 21 of Alma. Noah Loudenslager 18 of St Louis and Verna Cline 18 of Coe.
A compilation of real estate transfers listing grantors and grantees, parcel descriptions, and section and township references. Entries include Oliver Caple, May Parker, W Zimmerman, Wm Ackles, O Baker, PD Burritt, L Waggoner, M J Guilt Ang, North Star F Barnes, Charo tn F Best, Shaw to Latin, Bannister, Pompeii, J Ayers, M Beebe, Clara D Letts, Win Snell, F De Rusha, Alma Ist FM Church to J A Phillips, and others in towns including Hewitt Elba Fulton and Perrinton.
The ad claims indigestion starves the blood and nerves causing irritability sleeplessness and fatigue. Mi o na tablets are said to cure nervousness by addressing the digestive cause with quick relief and a money back guarantee from Charles Rhodes at 50 cents a large box.
Advertised week ending October 2 1909 lists recipients including Henry Baker Wm Curtis Wm Day A Fennel Chas Haner W F Hammond Jack Hogan Geo Kent Clayton J Phillips Alla Signora Severina Rossi Albert Schulte Billie Shoap Short Miss Sweetland J A Tritache Dr Fred H Wolf Harvey Yoder Mrs Andrew Boyle and others. Undelivered items will be sent to the dead letter office. Now Ltd 1h C F Brown P M
Rainy Days speak to readers about saving during tough times and investing in groceries. Seeg Miller Bros and Stuckey, owners of Independent Cash Grocery, promote bargains, money savings, and guaranteed satisfaction on every deal.
A fragmented line notes quotes of the day and promises hosts of bargains awaiting shoppers. The readable text hints at a sales-focused item or advertisement highlighting deals and daily quotes for attraction. The source provides limited context beyond these phrases.
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